Archive for November, 2010

Myspace: We’re Not Dead Yet; Releases New Mobile Site

November 30th, 2010

At the beginning of the month Thedroidguy.com and many other sites reported that Myspace was on it's last leg. Chase Carey, President of News Corp, spoke very negatively about the results Myspace was currently seeing. Myspace has reported today that they are revamping their mobile site in hopes to attract new users, and to re-engage current ...

Dell Streak Update to Android 2.2 and More

November 30th, 2010
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We've heard a lot about different color versions of the Dell Streak and it's availability in Best Buy. We also know that the new Dell Streaks are reportedly coming out of the box with Android 2.2 "Froyo". We also learned from Phandroid back in the early part of  November  that an OTA (Over the air) ...

Verizon Does ANYTHING to Not Use Google on Android LOL

November 30th, 2010
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** This story about an advertising faux pas should be taken in jest** As you know thedroidguy.com has been relentless in it's quest to send out the message that BING on a Google Android OS is just, well WRONG.  We are pretty confident that we have now figured out that Verizon Wireless will use Microsoft's Bing ...

Angry Birds And Then There Were 8

November 30th, 2010
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Today in a tweet to our friend Todd Haselton over at Mobileburn.com Rovio Mobile confirmed that they have now had over 8Million downloads of the smash hit Angry Birds. Angry Birds released for Android via Getjar.com and then the Android market in mid October and it has been a smash hit ever since. It was ...

Analyst: RIM’s Playbook Forecast Far Fetched Due to Galaxy Tab and iPad

November 30th, 2010
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Although a little late in the game, RIM, the manufacturers behind Blackberry, are rolling out a tablet this year. The Playbook was met with great fanfare when it was first announced.  In fact Research In Motion and their investors have forecasted that they will sell 10 Million playbooks in their first fiscal year. An analyst with ...

Tired of Carrier restrictions? Meet the Government Restriction

November 29th, 2010
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Tired of the carriers telling you how you can and can't use your phone? Now lets see how you feel about the good old government of ours doing the same thing... Thats what Raymond LaHood of the Secretary of Transportation wants to do in stopping ALL use of cell phones in the car... "And I think ...

AT&T: Mom TXT 2 PLS

November 29th, 2010

It wasnt that long ago but do you remember the commercial below? Kids fight with mom in texting language? Well now that 85% of those 13-34 are texting on a regular basis carriers like AT&T would love for their parents to join in the fun.  Currently 42% of Americans 50 and older text more than ...

WARNING: iPhone Safari Browser: New Threat!

November 29th, 2010
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Nitesh Dhanjani, a security researcher and analyst with the SANS Software Security Institute, published findings on a vulnerability in the iPhones Safari Browser. Dhanjani found that in mobile applications for the iPhone that are actually just mobile web conduits, hackers and identity thieves can use the iPhones limited real estate to hide fake url's and do ...

Gartner: Tablets to Cut Into PC Shipments

November 29th, 2010
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Gartner a leading research firm in mobile and computing technology has reduced it's total PC shipment outlook for 2010 by 4% and it's forecast for next year down 2%. Gartner sees that both consumers and business are holding off on making traditional PC purchases. This is in part due to the troubled economy and the multitude ...

IDC: Android Will Overtake Symbian in Europe Next Year

November 29th, 2010

The news of Android's growth comes as no shock. In fact we've run several pieces as of late about how Nokia is in a downward spiral.  Nokia, one of Finland's largest companies, has also pretty much held the title the World's Largest OS for a number of years. Android accounted for 23% of the smartphone shipments ...

Dolphin Browser HD updates due to “Android 2.3 compatibility issues”

November 29th, 2010
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Today Dolphin Browser HD received an update in the Android market. Among it were some bug fixes and a few cool new features allowing you to email downloads and change location of downloads. The big one here though is “a UI compatibility issue with Android 2.3”. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, compatibility issue with Gingerbread. It ...

Microsoft Jumps on The Google TV Bandwagon With Xbox 360 TV

November 29th, 2010
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Microsoft has reportedly told reuters that they are in talks with TV programming providers to license their broadcasts for re-broadcast via the Xbox 360 via a web based subscription service. Microsoft plans to use it's existing Xbox 360 hardware to deliver tv conent to Xbox 360 homes rather than have them adapt to new hardware.  Microsoft ...